# Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow $400m ballroom project to proceed

https://mins.news/en/item/22511

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-14 19:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/trump-asks-us-supreme-court-to-allow-400m-ballroom-project-to-proceed?traffic_source=rss

> The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to suspend a lower-court injunction and let construction of a $400m ballroom at the White House continue. An appeals court had ruled that congressional approval was required, while the Justice Department said the project was necessary for national security.

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